Dieter Klein (born 31 October 1988) is a German

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er who most recently played for

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. Primarily a left-arm

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bowler, he also

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right handed. As Klein holds a

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, he is not considered an overseas player in English domestic cricket.Dieter Klein

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. Retrieved 2018-08-19. In February 2019, Klein attended a training camp with the German national cricket team, with a view to help Germany qualify via the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier group for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup. In May 2019, he was named in Germany's squad for the

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of the

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tournament in

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. He made his T20I debut for Germany against

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on 8 March 2020. In September 2021, he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament. In January 2022, he was named in Germany's team for the

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tournament in Oman.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Dieter 1988 births Living people German cricketers Germany Twenty20 International cricketers South African cricketers People from Lichtenburg Sportspeople from North West (South African province) Leicestershire cricketers North West cricketers South African emigrants to Germany